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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    The advantage the CT6 will have is lower weight, and that's how it will get away with a 4-cylinder. A Continental is going to be near or over 4,000 in FWD form, the heaviest Fusion at 3600lbs is the same weight as the base CT6. With Cadillac running an 8-speed auto, there is a good chance that the 4-cylinder CT6 will end up faster (slightly) in a 0-60 than a V6 FWD Continental. Things we already know: 2015 CTS 2.0T AWD 0-60 = 5.8 seconds. 2010 MKS Ecoboost AWD 0-60 = 5.8 seconds The base CT6 is lighter than the CTS and is RWD rather than AWD so expect it to be slightly faster. A new Continental is almost certainly going to be heavier than the outgoing MKS, so a 305 HP non-turbo V6 will be slower than a MKS Ecoboost. Thus, 4-cylinder CT6 will be faster than V6 FWD Continental. Could that change with new transmission other than the 6-speed on the Lincoln? Maybe, but it's still going to be very close due to weight differences.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    Wouldn't a sub-ATS with RWD make it better than a MB CLA by your logic? Can't have that now can we?
  3. Drew Dowdell
    Don't be daft... different types of cars.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    The systems are biased because of the orientation of the engines... and the defaults aren't the defaults during heavy acceleration. The best AWD systems are the ones that can shift power around front to rear or rear to front. The system Ford is using in the Focus RS, Continental, and others that I'm forgetting is the GKN system that can send all the power to the rear wheels when needed or is programmed to. The latest versions of Haldex can send up to 90% to the rear wheels and they don't need to wait for slip to occur to engage the rear wheels. The Chrysler system linked to the 9-Speed FWD auto can be (and is in the 200S) programmed to favor power to the rear wheels rather than the front when in sport mode. The new Dual-Clutch in the most recent GMs (XT5, Acadia All-Terrain, Buick LaCrosse) is just a variant of the GKN system. Even my Encore sends 50% of the torque to the rear when starting out and then dials it back to FWD mode once underway. So let me ask you a question.... when you're just poking along on the turnpike, why do you care which wheels are powering you along? It's not like you'll feel any difference front to rear in that situation. The only time it matters is in full throttle acceleration or Nurbergring type driving.... the former is addressed through AWD system programming and the later is irrelevant to the typical buyer in this class.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    None of that is even close to true. First off, during acceleration, most of the advanced new AWD systems including this one send the majority of torque to the rear wheels anyway, which completely alleviates your false assertion that RWD is somehow smoother at acceleration than FWD (probably the crowning achievement of your absurd statements). The suspension uses continuous dampening control shocks. They are lighter weight than MRC and offer nearly as much speed as MRC. No one is going to walk into a dealership to buy a Continental and then turn around and leave over the 6-speed. You like a car for what it is, not the number of gears in the box. The 9-speed will be along soon anyway, it's not done being developed.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    Thanks for the updates Hyper. Those cases do seem like someone hunting for a winning powerball ticket.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    GM just re-entered one of the most popular size segments in the industry that they've been noticeably absent from for over a decade with an entry that is both attractive and sufficiently capable, while remaining in the larger segment with two popular vehicles...... I think GM will do fine here. The only question is going to be price. If they price it the same as a Durango, they'll do great.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    It was the fastest FWD around the Nurbergring until some froggy Renault took that title. It was beating its RWD contemporaries from BMW at time.... so yeah, it was probably more canyon carver than most hatchbacks today aside from the GTI.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    I did no such thing. I don't think the Acadia looks frumpy at all. In terms of appearance, it looks like a strong Grand Cherokee or Durango competitor, and a bit more upscale than Edge. If anything GMC just gave women a new choice in the mid-size segment.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    See, I like the front end of the MKZ and I like the back end of the MKZ.... Just not on the same car. Yes, I do think the Continental has presence. Remember when the concept came out and Bentley got mad? The Continental reminding people of something as posh as a Bentley isn't a bad association to have... Better than invoking a Genesis that has virtually zero brand or image equity. Two decades ago, Lexus pulled the same trick on Benz and it worked. It got people's attention and built the brand.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    bollocks.... entirely. You're getting out of the realm of opinion and into making up facts that you cannot back up simply because you have an agenda against a certain brand. You don't know how stiff or not either car is. And being FWD based has nothing to do with chassis stiffness. When the old GM FWD G-Bodies came out, they suffered side effects of their chassis' being so stiff, GM ran into problems they'd never had before.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    The G90 can have 20 speeds and that won't help the dowdy look when sitting next to a Continental or CT6... or anything else in that segment.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    There are a lot of vehicles out there that just don't do as well in pictures as they do in person. I think the Continential is one of them. The Buick Avista is like that too because it was hard to capture all the little details in the design.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    Every year Ford take the Joe Louis Arena, they are usually only ones who don't do their presentation at their booth.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    Wings, how is the Raptor all new when they gave me a model of the Raptor at last year's Detroit auto show? What they showed this year is just a larger cab model of the one that they showed last year?
  16. Drew Dowdell
    I think the Continental will do very well. One of the rap stars will get one and the rest will be history.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Indeed, there should have been a higher performance Cruze model way back when. Even just the 1.6T would have been nice.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    That's exactly what this truck is for.... people who think they need an 4x4 Truck to bring home 10 bags of mulch from Lowes... (yet my '04 CRV handles at least 16)
  19. Drew Dowdell
    "big engine" will be relative I'm sure.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    "Full time 4WD, also called permanent 4WD, (not to be confused with:part time 4WD ) is a system that powers all four wheels at all times and it can be used full time on all surfaces including pavement. The additional feature of a differential incorporated into the transfer case makes it possible to use 4WD all the time. 2WD is not available (only part time 4WD offers that option)" http://www.rubicon-trail.com/4WD101/difference_4WD_awd.html The system the "auto" system that Chevy does, my Avalanche had it, leaves the front wheels on partially. In Auto, I could drive it normally. In 4Hi, the front wheels would bind up if I tried to take too tight of a turn. It was more of a "locked front end" when in 4Hi. Ya Rock! That was a great link to explain the differences. Cadillac really needs to clarify the Full Time 4WD. AWD with a 4LO option is what it really is and that is great. I think all of the GM products that have 4wd can be run in "auto 4wd" all the time. It hits you at the gas pump, but you can do it. Most of the time, I ran my Avalanche in 2wd mode because there was no need for more than that.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    "Full time 4WD, also called permanent 4WD, (not to be confused with:part time 4WD ) is a system that powers all four wheels at all times and it can be used full time on all surfaces including pavement. The additional feature of a differential incorporated into the transfer case makes it possible to use 4WD all the time. 2WD is not available (only part time 4WD offers that option)" http://www.rubicon-trail.com/4WD101/difference_4WD_awd.html The system the "auto" system that Chevy does, my Avalanche had it, leaves the front wheels on partially. In Auto, I could drive it normally. In 4Hi, the front wheels would bind up if I tried to take too tight of a turn. It was more of a "locked front end" when in 4Hi.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    The Canyon is not AWD, it is 2WD or 4WD like most trucks. There is no difference in the Denali. The Denali trucks and full-size SUVs, and Escalade used to come with active full-time AWD, but they are now 2wd/4wd. See that makes sense but I could have sworn I read something about an AWD system. Ohhhhh well. Thanks! Okay, FOUND IT! Well.. what I was talking about... "Rear drive is standard, but our tester was equipped with the optional full-time four-wheel-drive system. " http://www.motortrend.com/news/2016-gmc-canyon-duramax-diesel-4x4-first-test-review/ I guess when I read "full-time four-wheel-drive system." It made me think AWD. That is a mistake on MotorTrend's part. It is not full time. In this picture, look through the steering wheel on the lower left side. That's the dial that lets you turn the truck to 2wd mode... thus, not "full-time".
  23. Drew Dowdell
    So you are thinking this could be a district manager trying to make himself look good for promotion or just to keep his job. Purely hypothesis and speculation... but yes.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    From reading the lawsuit, it could be localized.... perhaps one bad apple in the form of a regional manager.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    Yet this is only 4x4, not AWD like the Skyhawk. So that is one difference or am I missing something else that is a major difference? Are you having a stroke? Sniffing too much CNG? LOL this is the second funny typo you've made. Skyhawk is a Buick. Trailhawk is a Jeep. The Trailhawk is a 4x4 system is the same as the Limited's and Overland's with Active-Drive II, it just has a locking rear differential. Jeep outlines the differences of all of their 4x4 systems on a single page.
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